SEN Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching Assistant - (Complex Needs & PMLD) - Newham, East Ham

About Refine Education

Refine Education is a founder-led education recruitment agency based in East London, specialising in Teaching Assistants, Supply Teachers, Cover Supervisors and SEND staff. We're open and honest about every role, we put safeguarding first, and we take the time to match the right person with the right pupil and school.

What does a SEND Teaching Assistant do?

In this role you'll provide dedicated, individual support to a single pupil in a secondary school who is non-verbal and has complex needs, including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). You'll help the pupil communicate using non-verbal methods (such as Makaton, PECS, symbols, objects of reference or communication aids), support their sensory, physical and learning needs, and help them take part in school life as fully and independently as possible.

We want to be upfront: the pupils in this setting can sometimes lash out, and staff may occasionally be hit. This behaviour is usually a form of communication or a response to distress or sensory overload, and the school has behaviour support plans and strategies in place. You'll need to stay calm, consistent and resilient, and be comfortable working in this environment.

Do you need experience to become a SEND Teaching Assistant?